# Rohit Kumar Mehraulia

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{{Short description|Indian politician and musician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Rohit Kumar Mehraulia
| image        =
| caption      = Rohit Kumar Mehraulia in 2024
| office       = Member of the [Delhi Legislative Assembly](/source/Delhi_Legislative_Assembly)
| constituency = [Trilokpuri](/source/Trilokpuri_Assembly_constituency)
| term_start   = 11 February 2020
| term_end     = 31 January 2025
| predecessor  = [Raju Dhingan](/source/Raju_Dhingan)
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1976|11|13|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [Delhi](/source/Delhi), [India](/source/India)
| party        = [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) (2025–present)
| other_party  = [Aam Aadmi Party](/source/Aam_Aadmi_Party) (until 2025)
| spouse       = Shashi
| children     = 2
| occupation   = Musician, Politician 
}}

'''Rohit Kumar Mehraulia''' (born 13 November 1976) is an Indian musician and politician who served as a member of the [Delhi Legislative Assembly](/source/Delhi_Legislative_Assembly) from 2020 to 2025, representing the [Trilokpuri Assembly constituency](/source/Trilokpuri_Assembly_constituency). Initially a member of the [Aam Aadmi Party](/source/Aam_Aadmi_Party) (AAP), he joined the [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party) (BJP) in early 2025 following his resignation from AAP.<ref>{{Cite news |title=AAP's victory in Trilokpuri, Rohit Kumar Mehraulia wins |url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/delhi-vidhan-sabha-ncr-trilokpuri-delhi-assembly-election-2020-live-all-updates-of-counting-of-votes-going-on-trilokpuri-seat-20020140.html |access-date=28 February 2026 |work=[Dainik Jagran](/source/Dainik_Jagran) |language=hi}}</ref>

== Early life and music career ==
Mehraulia was born on 13 November 1976 in Delhi. Before entering politics, he was a professional musician and music educator. He has been active in promoting Indian classical and folk music in the Delhi region.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Delhi Legislative Assembly Who's Who - SEVENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY |publisher=[Delhi Legislative Assembly](/source/Delhi_Legislative_Assembly) |year=2020 |pages=176–177}}</ref>

== Political career ==
=== Member of Legislative Assembly (2020–2025) ===
In the [2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election](/source/2020_Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election), Mehraulia contested as an AAP candidate from the Trilokpuri constituency (a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes). He defeated the BJP's Kiran Vaid by a margin of 12,486 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=As Delhi's Trilokpuri readies to vote |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/as-delhi-s-trilokpuri-readies-to-vote-its-intermittent-communal-past-weigh-120012201574_1.html |work=[Business Standard](/source/Business_Standard) |access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref>

=== Resignation and Joining BJP ===
On 31 January 2025, Mehraulia resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party along with six other MLAs and subsequently joined the [Bharatiya Janata Party](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party).<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news |title=Seven outgoing AAP MLAs resign ahead of Delhi polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/delhi-assembly/seven-outgoing-aap-mlas-resign-ahead-of-delhi-polls/article69164230.ece |publisher=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu) |date=31 January 2025}}</ref>

== Electoral performance ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ [2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election](/source/2020_Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election): [Trilokpuri](/source/Trilokpuri_Assembly_constituency)
|-
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Party
! scope="col" | Candidate
! scope="col" | Votes
! scope="col" | %
! scope="col" | ±%
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
| [AAP](/source/Aam_Aadmi_Party)
| '''Rohit Kumar Mehraulia'''
| '''71,531'''
| '''52.36'''
| '''+3.63'''
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [BJP](/source/Bharatiya_Janata_Party)
| Kiran Vaid
| 59,045
| 43.22
| +12.01
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [INC](/source/Indian_National_Congress)
| Vijay Kumar
| 3,744
| 2.74
| −14.47
|-
! scope="row" colspan="3" | Majority
| 12,486
| 9.14
| −8.38
|-
! scope="row" colspan="3" | Turnout
| 1,36,692
| 66.67
| −5.02
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
| colspan="2" | AAP '''hold'''
! scope="row" | Swing
| +3.63
|}

== References ==
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Category:1976 births
Category:Aam Aadmi Party MLAs from Delhi
Category:Delhi MLAs 2020–2025
Category:Musicians from Delhi
Category:Living people
Category:Former members of the Aam Aadmi Party from Delhi
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Delhi

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